Exodus 6:27
New International Version
They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt—this same Moses and Aaron.

New Living Translation
It was Moses and Aaron who spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, about leading the people of Israel out of Egypt.

English Standard Version
It was they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the people of Israel from Egypt, this Moses and this Aaron.

Berean Standard Bible
Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.

King James Bible
These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

New King James Version
These are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are the same Moses and Aaron.

New American Standard Bible
They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the sons of Israel from Egypt; it was the same Moses and Aaron.

NASB 1995
They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the sons of Israel from Egypt; it was the same Moses and Aaron.

NASB 1977
They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the sons of Israel from Egypt; it was the same Moses and Aaron.

Legacy Standard Bible
They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt; it was the same Moses and Aaron.

Amplified Bible
They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt; these are [the same] Moses and Aaron.

Christian Standard Bible
Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.

American Standard Version
These are they that spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

Contemporary English Version
and so they told the king of Egypt to set the people of Israel free.

English Revised Version
These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They-this same Moses and Aaron-told Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) to let the Israelites leave Egypt.

Good News Translation
They were the men who told the king of Egypt to free the Israelites.

International Standard Version
They were the ones speaking to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the Israelis out of Egypt; this is that same Moses and Aaron.

Majority Standard Bible
Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.

NET Bible
They were the men who were speaking to Pharaoh king of Egypt, in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. It was the same Moses and Aaron.

New Heart English Bible
These are those who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses and Aaron.

Webster's Bible Translation
These are they who spoke to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

World English Bible
These are those who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses and Aaron.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
these are they who are speaking to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt, this [is] Moses—and Aaron.

Young's Literal Translation
these are they who are speaking unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt, this is Moses -- and Aaron.

Smith's Literal Translation
They having spoken to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring forth the sons of Israel out of Egypt; this Moses and Aaron.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
These are they that speak to Pharao king of Egypt, in order to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron

Catholic Public Domain Version
These are those who speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, in order to lead the sons of Israel out of Egypt. These are Moses and Aaron,

New American Bible
They are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of Egypt—the same Moses and Aaron.

New Revised Standard Version
It was they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of Egypt, the same Moses and Aaron.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
It was they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt: Moses and Aaron.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Those said to Pharaoh, the King of Egypt, to send out the children of Israel from Egypt, Moshe and Aaron.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
These are they that spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses and Aaron.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
These are they that spoke with Pharao king of Egypt, and Aaron himself and Moses brought out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Genealogies of Moses and Aaron
26It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.” 27 Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. 28Now on the day that the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt,…

Cross References
Exodus 7:1-2
The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. / You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.

Exodus 3:10
Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

Exodus 4:14-16
Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. / You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do. / He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.

Exodus 12:41
At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.

Numbers 33:1
These are the journeys of the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.

Psalm 77:20
You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Psalm 105:26
He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.

Acts 7:35-36
This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. / He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.

Hebrews 11:24-29
By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. / He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin. / He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward. ...

1 Samuel 12:6-8
Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. / Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers. / When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.

Deuteronomy 34:10-12
Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face— / no prophet who did all the signs and wonders that the LORD sent Moses to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh and to all his officials and all his land, / and no prophet who performed all the mighty acts of power and awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

Micah 6:4
For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.

Acts 3:22
For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.

Acts 13:17
The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.

John 5:46-47
If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. / But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”


Treasury of Scripture

These are they which spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

spake

Exodus 5:1-3
And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness…

Exodus 7:10
And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

to bring

Exodus 6:13
And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 26:1
Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.

Exodus 32:7
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:

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1. God renews his promise by his name JEHOVAH
9. Moses vainly attempts to encourage the Israelites
10. He and Aaron are again sent to Pharaoh
14. Genealogies of Reuben, Simeon and Levi, of whom came Moses and Aaron
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Moses and Aaron
Moses and Aaron are central figures in the narrative of the Exodus. Moses, raised in Pharaoh's household, was chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of bondage. Aaron, his older brother, served as his spokesperson due to Moses' reluctance and claimed speech impediment. Their partnership is significant, as it demonstrates God's provision and the importance of teamwork in fulfilling divine missions. Aaron's role as the first high priest also foreshadows the priestly ministry of Jesus Christ, who intercedes on behalf of humanity.

were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt
This phrase highlights the direct confrontation between God's chosen leaders and the earthly power of Pharaoh, who was considered a god by the Egyptians. The repeated encounters between Moses, Aaron, and Pharaoh emphasize the struggle between divine authority and human obstinacy. Pharaoh's hardened heart serves as a backdrop for God's display of power through the plagues, which were judgments against the gods of Egypt. This confrontation is a precursor to the ultimate victory of God over evil, as seen in the New Testament.

in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt
The deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt is a pivotal event in biblical history, symbolizing salvation and liberation from sin. It is a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to make their descendants a great nation. The Exodus is a type of Christ's redemptive work, as Jesus leads believers out of the bondage of sin into the freedom of eternal life. The journey from Egypt to the Promised Land mirrors the Christian journey from the world to the Kingdom of God.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Moses
A central figure in the Exodus account, Moses is chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage. His life is marked by divine encounters and leadership challenges.

2. Aaron
Moses' brother, who serves as his spokesperson. Aaron plays a crucial role in communicating God's messages to Pharaoh and the Israelites.

3. Pharaoh
The king of Egypt, who is resistant to God's command to release the Israelites. His hardened heart becomes a focal point in the account of the plagues and the eventual Exodus.

4. Egypt
The land where the Israelites are enslaved. It represents both a place of oppression and the backdrop for God's mighty acts of deliverance.

5. Israelites
The descendants of Jacob, who are enslaved in Egypt. Their liberation is central to God's covenantal promises and the unfolding of redemptive history.
Teaching Points
God's Sovereign Choice
God chooses Moses and Aaron, despite their imperfections, to fulfill His purposes. This reminds us that God often uses unlikely individuals to accomplish His will.

The Role of Obedience
Moses and Aaron's willingness to confront Pharaoh demonstrates the importance of obedience to God's commands, even in the face of daunting challenges.

Partnership in Ministry
The collaboration between Moses and Aaron highlights the value of partnership in ministry. God often calls us to work together to achieve His purposes.

Faith in Action
The account encourages believers to act in faith, trusting that God will equip and empower them for the tasks He assigns.

Deliverance and Redemption
The Exodus account is a powerful reminder of God's ability to deliver His people from bondage, pointing to the ultimate redemption found in Christ.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Moses
מֹשֶׁ֖ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

and Aaron
וְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ (wə·’a·hă·rōn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

were the ones who spoke
הַֽמְדַבְּרִים֙ (ham·ḏab·bə·rîm)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Pharaoh
פַּרְעֹ֣ה (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

king
מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of Egypt
מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

in order to bring the Israelites
בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

out
לְהוֹצִ֥יא (lə·hō·w·ṣî)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

of Egypt.
מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם (mim·miṣ·rā·yim)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa


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